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Question: didn't some of the Celerons report as PII's.. in some progs.. and in around the &gt;800Mhz didn't the cels also have a 100 FSB? or am I getting confused..

I believe that you are right, I have seen Celerons and Durons reported as PIIs, and I think the Celeron was 100 FSB, the Duron certainly is (was up to 1.3MHz anyway)

Looking at the spec, it seems that model only shipped with a PIII and that it has a 133 FSB which makes the PC 100 memory strange to me This is what HP say:

Worldwide introduction date:

December 31, 2000: U.S. and Canada (includes Quebec)

Model number:
P2940A

Base processor and speed:

Intel Pentium III (R) 933 MHz processor

*

Socket 370

*

FSB 133 MHz

Chipset:

Intel 810E

Motherboard manufacturer:

ASUS

RAM (standard)

128 megabytes (MB) PC 100

Maximum

512 MB (2 x 256 MB DIMM)

Speed

100 MHz synchronous

Sockets

Two 168-pin DIMMs

Size

32, 64, 128, and 256 MB DIMMs

Free DIMM socket

1

Pairs Required

No

Type Supported

SDRAM, 100 MHz,

Intel PC SDRAM unbuffered DIMM specification,

revision 1.0 compliant

Most strange?

EDIT:

I have just checked out Crucial's site and it will support PC133/CL3 memory as well. This would be a better idea as it is substantially cheaper than the older memory. I know that quite a few machines will run quite happily with PC133, but as their FSB is only 100 you don't gain anything. This box has a 133 FSB so it might be expected to work?

I would also recommend checking the HP site for a BIOS upgrade. That could help with a faster video card and memory.

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Not bad... But I'm thinking into futur here... Doom 3, Half-Life 2 on a PCI video Card? It can be done but in my point of view, the ratio of performance for the prices suck bad. Buying a brand new computer would cost around 1000$ (Check out the Dell Dimension 8400 : P4 3 Ghz, 1 Go of DRR2, 160 GB SATA Hard Drive, Ati Radeon X300 SE or X800Se for 180$ more). This is true power for 3 years without any doubt to play the lastest game like Doom 3 and HF2.

I am not worried about power supply, One of the two upgrades was a 250 watt supply, the other a single stick of pc133 memory, 256 RAM. Other then that, and a very few software tweaks, it is factory original. I did get the thing 4 years ago, and it has been good to me, dispite the crap I put it through. Quite frankly I can't play the Sims 2 on it as it is.

I can only get a PCI card, but adding some more RAM should help. I forget who mentioned it, but a BIOS upgrade is needed, I just don't have the 'net at home to do this. Ideally I would go for a new comp, but alas, my broke college student status rules that out..

I think I am going to go with a GeForce card... It looks like it will do the job and not cost me a bundle.

And thanks again, all of you!

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